Military Training Exercises

Soldiers engaged in training exercises, highlighting teamwork and tactical maneuvers in lush environments and challenging terrains.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Efrain Ramos, a light armored reconnaissance crewman, left, Lance Cpl. Jonathan Tochi, a light armored vehicle technician, center, Lance Cpl. Alexander Dalton, an infantry Marine, right, all with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct military operations in urban terrain training during Super Garuda Shield 2023 at Dodiklatpur Rindam, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 2, 2023. Marines of the 31st MEU work daily alongside the joint force and like-minded allies and partners to prevent conflict, strengthen security and stability, and if the nation calls, to fight and win. Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23) is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Soldiers from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) oversaw the planning and participated in the culminating event for Exercise Tradewinds 2022. This exercise was an opportunity for the units involved to combine all of the skills that they acquired and apply them to a realistic scenario.

A member of Communications Co., Headquarters Bn., 3rd Marine Div., sets up support rods for camouflage netting during a field training exercise at Kin Blue Beach. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close quarters combat training during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Marines from Weapons Company (WC), 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment run across a runway area, along the North Field, on Tinian Island, in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

U.S. Marines set up a ring line for their expedient shape charges during a demolition range on at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 18, 2024. At the demolition range, Marines practiced clearing, removing, and breaching obstacles within a combat scenario to facilitate the movement of maneuver forces. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Efrain Ramos, a light armored reconnaissance crewman, left, Lance Cpl. Jonathan Tochi, a light armored vehicle technician, center, Lance Cpl. Alexander Dalton, an infantry Marine, right, all with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct military operations in urban terrain training during Super Garuda Shield 2023 at Dodiklatpur Rindam, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 2, 2023. Marines of the 31st MEU work daily alongside the joint force and like-minded allies and partners to prevent conflict, strengthen security and stability, and if the nation calls, to fight and win. Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23) is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct a close quarters battle range during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, April 2, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

A Brazilian Marine adjusts the harness of a Dominican Republic Marine during a rappel tower training event as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, a New Zealand soldier assigned to 2nd/1st Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, and Fijian Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment begin a tactical movement drill as part of Exercise Cartwheel at Nausori Highlands Training Area, Fiji, September 17, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Royal Thai Armed Forces PO1 Weerawat Suwannakorn, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 2, examines results of a render safe technique during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 29, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide suppressing fire for a platoon attack during a Close Target Reconnaissance practical application in the jungle during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Rampoyah Labi Training Area, Brunei, Oct. 27, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Philippine Marines conduct an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

An Indonesian marine with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, establishes securing during a bilateral ambush fundamentals practical application as part of Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carey Williams, a light armored vehicle crewmen, with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines, with Marine Battalion Landing Team 9, patrol during KAMANDAG at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. U.S. and Philippine Marines patrolled together while supporting a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

040504-F-9528H-031. Base: Avon Park Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

030410-M-5753Q-060. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030416-A-9968S-005. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

030203-M-7031A-054. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Members of a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) prepare for the next strike during a live-fire exercise. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

010507-M-0049P-013. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

000225-M-0267C-020. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Army Soldiers, Navy Sailors, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines listen during a rehearsal of concept brief in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casigueran, Philippines on April 4, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

A Philippine Marine patrols during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. and Bolivian personnel drill during opening ceremonies of the joint exercise Fuerzas Unidas. Base: Rurrenabaque Country: Bolivia (BOL)

Philippine Air Force combat air controllers and U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers with the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron coordinate airspace during Balikatan 22 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eusauner Barros, an infantry Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, discusses the scheme of maneuver with a Mexican Marine about their culminating event during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22) at Belmopan, Belize, on May 19, 2022. The culminating event took place at the National Police Training Academy which consisted of various events occurring: riot control, close quarter combat and tactical field care. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

030514-M-9902V-005. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

Tentara Nasional Indonesia soldiers move in to secure a building in preparation for Garuda Shield 2022, July 30, at Nimitz Training Area, Guam. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. #SuperGarudaShield #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific

030910-M-9023R-030. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD RECONNAISSANCE

A Soldier from the New Zealand Army goes over the cliff face during rappel instruction at Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Members from the Australian Military (foreground) give water to Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Officer Candidate School Cadets prepare to cross a "danger zone" during an exercise at the National Guard training site. Base: Camp Beauregard State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light) prepares to fire a Soviet RPG-2 portable rocket launcher during the joint Royal Thai/U.S. Army Exercise Cobra Gold '87. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '87 Base: Khorat Country: Thailand (THA)

A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, aids a simulated friendly casualty during a raid scenario as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. Activities and engagements such as jungle training reflect U.S. Southern Commands Enduring Promise to be a trustworthy neighbor. Working alongside and learning from and with Brazilian counterparts reflects one of the many opportunities to honor and convey that promise.

030525-M-9812M-009. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

120619-N-HI414-087 LUMUT, Malaysia (June 19, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class James Varner, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, demonstrates proper use of a detonator to members of the Royal Malaysian navy during demolition materials, procedures and unexploded ordnance training. The event is part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012 Malaysia, a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Caw, 36th Security Forces Squadron fire team member, does a perimeter check on foot at Andersen Air Force Base Guam, Sep. 22, 2022. The Jungle Enforcement Team spends about eight hours a day patrolling the jungle looking for tracks, shotgun shells, dead carcasses, trash or people trespassing.

Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) complete M4 rifle qualification requirements July 26, 2022, on Range 18 on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding annual training at Fort McCoy.

040708-M-3717S-011. Base: Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2, 25

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team carry equipment towards a M119A3 howitzer weapons system at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 2, 2022. Soldiers routinely trained to simulate tactical insertion and extraction of field artillery assets.

French Army Marechal des Logis Erwan Blanche, right, Aito instructor, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia (RIM.aP), French Armed Forces, instructs U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and members of RIM.aP, French Armed Forces, on how to rappel during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force discuss possible training site locations with a Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) during their initial meet and greet in preparation of Garuda Shield 22 in Barrigada, Guam, July 28, 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. #SuperGarudaShield #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific (U.S Army photos by SSG Matthew Crane)

OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 17, 2013) Ensign Samuel Corey, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, rappels down a cliff at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves. More than 60 Seabees are attending the 8-day course to sustain the battalions overall readiness as the Pacific Regions primary forward-deployed construction battalion.

030202-M-7031A-002. Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Army Sgt. Alexander Clarke, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to 25th Infantry Division, explains M224, 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System to Tentara Nasional Indonesia senior leaders during a rehearsal for Super Garuda Airborne in Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 2, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

Soldiers from Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and the United States conduct multinational field training exercise at the Cobat Training Center, Baturaja, Indonesia, August 8-9, 2022 as part of Exercise Super Garuda Shield. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to 14 participating nation, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. #SuperGarudaShield #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific

010620-A-1832O-012. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct machine gun drills at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2022. The training allowed fire teams and squads with 3d MLR to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability to set conditions for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises.

Belizean and Mexican forces received jungle survival training from US Special Forces elements in the Manatee training site in Belize May 11, 2022 in support of furthering regional interoperability. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Soldiers with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force feel for a pulse during tactical combat casualty care training alongside U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Corpsmen with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for Iron Fist 24 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. An effective preventative measure for mishaps is training, ensuring our service members are prepared to operate under any circumstances and in any operating environment. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF and the JMSDF. Marine Corps

Spc. Samuel Martinez assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, looks at his compass to go to his next point July 18 at Lightning Academy, Hawaii during the land navigation for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Couttie, a Formal Marksmanship Training Center instructor with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, teaches marksmanship skills during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 24, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Crisalvo West, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of San Francisco, California, and Philippine Marines discuss upcoming training over a terrain model in Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The bilateral training was conducted as part of KAMANDAG 6 to share tactics, techniques and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

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U.S. Marine combat engineers with Alpha Company, 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, clear debris out of an artificial corridor created by the combat engineers at Henoko Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted a battalion field exercise to train core mission essential tasks and rehearse emerging warfighting concepts in preparation for future exercises and operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

A Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force member and his Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit partners move toward their objective while demonstrating a raid viewed by Police Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon and Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) on June 9, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This engagement provided an opportunity for the partners to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while showcasing capabilities. Our Allies and partners are our greatest advantage when it comes to long-term competition with adversaries that seek to undermine our shared values and international norms; we are all stronger together.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct a patrol during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, March 29, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Valverde, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mountaineer, prepares Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, to excavate a portion of a unit during a visit to a DPAA recovery mission site in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15, 2024. Team members used a harness and rope to secure themselves while excavating a unit to ensure their safety in the event of a slip or fall. Air Force

030202-M-7031A-001. Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

A Royal Thai Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician places anti-personnel mines for large scale detonation at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

020622-M-9902V-039. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Spencer Avery, left, a machine gunner assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps a Royal Thai Marine cook rice over a fire during jungle survival training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Haith, commander of 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, speaks to his soldiers and their counterparts from Company B, 92nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Philippine Army during a rehearsal of concept drill held prior to an air assault training exercise at Balikatan 22 on Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 3, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalong for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Philippine and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combined arms live-fire event during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 13, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a simulated rescue mission in the woods near the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the KSC response team practices stabilizing an injured crew member before transport to a local hospital by an Air Force HH-60 helicopter. The response team is training for the unlikely scenario of a Shuttle mishap at the SLF. The Mode 7 simulation of an astronaut rescue exercises all aspects of command and control, search and rescue, and medical procedures required for a successful rescue. The remote location of the mock-up prevents a totally land-based crew rescue, and calls on a NASA UH-1 helicopter to locate the site and four HH-60 helicopters to drop emergency equipment and fire/rescue workers to prepare the "crew" for preliminary triage. The helicopters are then used to remove the crew five astronaut candidates, one representative from the Vehicle Integration Test office, and one fire/rescue worker. The exercise will conclude with airlifted "patients" arriving safe

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, set up antennas during a unit communications exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2022. The exercise is performed regularly to enhance communications between units in the Pacific, as well as increase proficiency and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Jacob Wilson)

Soldiers from 130th Engineer Brigade, 84th Engineer Battalion and Indonesian National Military refuel a D6 Dozer during joint road repair operations of a field training exercise road at Python 1 Range, Baturaja, Indonesia, July 29, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, learn to operate quadcopters during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug 1, 2022. TOEE is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.

021024-F-1131H-005. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Segul, a Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) instructor with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, teaches a circuit technique to Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) students during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Philippine Marines provide security for an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

030524-M-9812M-021. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

An instructor shows soldiers of the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade a temporary shelter during survival training. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Uruguayan marines pose for a group photo during a cultural dinner event during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Marambaia, Brazil, Sept. 10, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

030518-M-6881R-007. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)

Park ranger with AK-47 Machine gun Volcanos National Park , Rwanda

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Airmen assess for possible contamination of an asset, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Post-attack reconnaissance teams conduct these to check for casualties, unexploded ordinances, and contamination from CBRN weapons.

A group of US Marines from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, wait in line for chow after a day of training at Schofield Army Barracks, Hawaii. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. and Colombian Army Soldiers conduct the final assault operation of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, on Nov. 14, 2023. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Freckleton, an infantry Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, cuts down a tree to make a shelter as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2022. The U.S. Marines received detailed classes from their Brazilian counterparts on how to care for and utilize the resources of the jungle for survival and sustainment. Exercises and bilateral training events like Brazils jungle training provide the opportunity for U.S. Marines to train alongside partner forces in unique and complex environments to develop and improve readiness. Training in austere locations provide the opportunities to develop skills that are critical to force readiness and employment in the future operating environment.

110105-N-7589W-054 MANTRA, Ecuador (Jan. 5, 2011) Sailors assigned to Detail Bravo of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28, and a Marine assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group lay the foundation for a stair case at Escuela Eloy Alfaro School. Sailors, U.S. Marines and Ecuadorian marines are partnered at the school for a week-long subject matter expert exchange in support of Southern Partnership Station 2011, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Cadets of the Philippine Army observe a U.S. Army Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a tour of Camp Agnew, Casigueran, Philippines in preparation for Balikatan 23 on April 3, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

030616-F-1342R-048. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., land at a delivery zone in Mirebalais, Haiti, where humanitarian aid will be air delivered and distributed by members of the United Nations Jan 21, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Peeteran to Patjet 3-5 Infantry Regiment. Surabaya, Sector 23/7: Cautious is exceeded in a width of the SawaH site. July 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, discuss parachute operations with Brazilian Marines as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Steelworker 2nd Class Thomas Bade, from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, discusses the progress of the restoration site at Rove Park with Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 mission commander during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

A U.S. Navy corpsman and reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a tactical combat casualty care class with Philippine reconnaissance Marines during persistence and reconnaissance training for KAMANDAG 6 on Calayan Island, Philippines, Oct. 6, 2022. Tactical combat casualty care is a method used by the U.S. and its allied and partnered forces to treat combat-related injuries. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Uthon Namsuwan, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3, prepares an initiating system during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC's mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense's Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lindsay Mathwick, left, the commanding officer of Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, talks with Anu Gupta, a land use planning coordinator with the Palau Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE), during an environmental survey in Ngiwal, Republic of Palau, July 15, 2022. The Marines and members of MAFE surveyed and measured the terrain for future development. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Royal Thai Army Sgt. Tanakorn Yongpunya, a student with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), conducts a reconnaissance of a simulated explosive remnant of war during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 11, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

SGT Edward Janes of the 66th Security Police Squadron places a remotely monitored battlefield sensor system (REMBASS) unit into a hole near the perimeter of the base during exercise Creek Warrior '88. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CREEK WARRIOR '88 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Philippine reconnaissance Marines construct a snare for persistence and reconnaissance training during KAMANDAG 6 at on Calayan Island, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2022. Philippine and U.S. Marines conducted persistence and reconnaissance training to increase resilience in unfamiliar jungle environments. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

060424-A-7969G-004. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

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